2009 Resource Guide

A diagnosis of diabetes brings with it a whole host of important yet puzzling consumer decisions. Your health care providers help you navigate some of this territory, as can family and friends with diabetes. The Diabetes Forecast Resource Guide aims to make the sailing even smoother. From blood glucose meters to ketone tests, insulin pumps to glucose tabs, the Guide provides unbiased, factual information about the products people with diabetes use to stay healthy.

We begin with the newest items on the market. This time around, convenience was king, meaning that familiar products are even easier to use--and more inventive. (Which is not to say that newer is better; you may find, for example, that your same old meter is just fine, thank you very much.)

A note on our process: To be eligible for inclusion in the Guide, products had to be available to the public as of Oct. 1, 2008.